Calibration Block for Surgical Fiducial Marker Arrays
Summary
USPTO published patent application US20260090832A1 for a calibration block designed for surgical fiducial marker arrays. The invention includes a main body with top and side faces, surgical fiducial markers in an asymmetrical arrangement, and screw openings for calibration purposes. Inventors include Jesse Harrison Gallant, Osamah Choudhry, Christopher Morley, and Florentin Jonas Liebmann. Filing date was September 29, 2024, under application number 18900842.
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USPTO published a patent application (US20260090832A1) for a calibration block configured to facilitate calibration of separate surgical fiducial marker arrays on separate medical devices. The invention comprises a main body with top and side faces, top and side surgical fiducial markers forming a fixed asymmetrical positional arrangement, reference divots for accepting surgical probe tips, and screw openings for surgical screws coupled to screwdrivers with fiducial marker arrays. The application covers CPC classifications A61B 17/8886, A61B 90/39, and A61B 2017/00725.
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CALIBRATION BLOCK FOR SURGICAL FIDUCIAL MARKER ARRAYS
Application US20260090832A1 Kind: A1 Apr 02, 2026
Inventors
Jesse Harrison Gallant, Osamah Choudhry, Christopher Morley, Florentin Jonas Liebmann
Abstract
A calibration block configured to facilitate the calibration of separate surgical fiducial marker arrays on separate medical devices includes a main body having a top face and multiple side faces, top surgical fiducial markers at the top face, side surgical fiducial markers at the side faces, and screw openings at the top face. The top face includes a reference divot configured to accept therein a separate surgical probe tip for separate fiducial marker array calibration. The top and side surgical fiducial markers combine to form a fixed asymmetrical positional arrangement of surgical fiducial markers for calibration. Each screw opening is configured to accept therein a separate surgical screw coupled to a separate surgical screwdriver having a separate surgical screwdriver fiducial marker array coupled thereto for calibration.
CPC Classifications
A61B 17/8886 A61B 90/39 A61B 2017/00725
Filing Date
2024-09-29
Application No.
18900842
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